Breakfast Club Assistant

Our Academy is situated in Fishponds, a suburb of Bristol which is well known for its warm welcome and heart.

It has a real community feel to it, with numerous local shops and businesses. The centre of the city, with its wide range of historical sites, shops, art galleries and attractions is only a short trip away. The Academy enjoys a positive relationship with all members of the community including local secondary schools and academies and in particular with the two parishes of St Mary’s and All Saints, both in Fishponds.

Although we have children attending school from a wide range of faiths and of none, we have close links with the two churches and children visit the churches regularly. 

The school itself was originally formed in September 2000 following the amalgamation of two former Church of England schools when some additions to the building were made. In September 2012 we became an Academy, changing our name from St Matthias and Dr Bell's CE VA Primary School to Fishponds Church of England Academy, one of the first Voluntary Aided Primary Schools  to become a sponsored Academy in the country.

Our Academy vision is 'Loving to Learn, Learning to Love'.

As a Church of England Academy, we underpin all that we do from the teachings found in the Bible. The Bible passage that we have chosen to underpin all that we do is 1 Corinthians 13 v 4-7.

Love is patient and kind; love does not envy or boast; it is not arrogant or rude. It does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable or resentful; it does not rejoice at wrongdoing, but rejoices with the truth. Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.

We have chosen this passage because it gives a really clear explanation about what ‘love’ is and how we should treat one another. The historical context of the passage also means a lot to us. This passage forms part of a letter written by St Paul in AD 50 - 58, he was writing to some of the first Christians to explain how to live in well in the city of Corinth. Corinth was a city of many cultures, languages and belief systems, much like our own community of Fishponds. This passage is still so relevant today! We believe that if every one of us lived our lives by the principles of this text, the world would be a much better place! We have adjusted our values in order to align with the passage.

As a school, our aim is to teach the children in our care to love one another, develop skills that enable positive relationships to blossom. We maintain hope and believe that all children can be successful in learning the skills and knowledge needed to flourish in life. We will continue to persevere and believe that we can make a positive difference to all who come through the doors of our school.

As a school community, we have established a number of core values. We understand that these values need to be lived as well as taught by everyone in our school.

Our Values for Life

We have 12 core values based on the Bible passage above. These values although rooted in the Bible are really 'Values for Life' and transcend all faiths or walks of life.

We focus on one of our 'Values for Life' every term. For example 'Love' or 'Respect'. Each week in Collective Worship (assembly), a new question is explored. These are our 'Questions of the Week' and help guide and develop our thinking about each value.

We really value our Collective Worship time as it is an opportunity our whole school community gathers together to think, reflect upon our own beliefs and learn from others. We are challenged to leave our Collective Worship ready to make a difference to those around us, no matter what faith or background we have; we want to enable all children to develop their own spirituality and learn to live life demonstrating our values.

If you're searching for your next teaching post, why not contact us now? You'll be working at a great school and be part of a friendly, helpful team. We're always interested to hear from enthusiastic, committed teachers!

We are part of the The Lighthouse Schools Partnership for further information regarding the trust please click here.

The Lighthouse Schools Partnership is a Multi-Academy Trust with schools across the age range from Nursery to Sixth Form. Our Trust includes both community and Church of England schools and we also have three Teaching Schools amongst our number so that we can make the professional development of our staff a top priority.